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Living with diverticulitis: How do I keep it from coming back?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Feb 6 7:21am | Replies (282)Comment receiving replies
Hi, @ajwilliams and welcome to Connect! I agree with @nycmusic that eating with diverticulitis can be tricky. Everyone is different, and then add in the plethora of information available online.
Here is a good overview of what Mayo Clinic knows about how to eat when you have diverticulitis. It is helpful to explain the ‘why’ behind choices that important to everyone who deals with it. It also stresses the importance of making incremental changes.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/diverticulitis-diet/art-20048499
Understanding the “why” may be more beneficial for you rather than following food rules. Do you think sitting down with a dietician/nutritionist would be helpful?
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@jlharsh Thank you for the good advice. Dieticians and nutritionists are not affordable for me. I have been a vegetarian for 29 years and never had much trouble with gut issues until I hurt my back, lost my appetite, stayed immobile for too long and went to a bad chiropractor who had me take large doses of ibuprofen for 3 days. Recently I hurt my shoulder and did not maintain a high fiber diet for several days then ate a heavily seeded bread that made me sick. Not realizing that I needed to wait a few days on a low residue diet I continued to eat high fiber foods and it got worse. I think that was the trigger.
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@jlharsh thanks ! This is excellent @